Car in flames after collision with train

August 04, 2007|SBT24/7 News Report

Emergency crews are on the scene of an accident on Smilax Road at the railroad tracks south of U.S. 20 in New Carlisle, county dispatchers reported. At about 2:15 p.m., first responders told dispatchers that the car, which is wedged beneath the engine of the train, was engulfed in flames, but the driver was not inside the vehicle. The scene is just west of Tulip Road and north of Edison Road. It is not known if there were other passengers in the car, or if any crew members on the train are injured. For further updates, check with 24/7SBTNews at southbendtribune.com or our newsgathering partners at WSBT-TV.